DataShare | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 26 2008 | Open Access, Open Science, open data, MIT
Report from the Boston Globe regarding MIT researchers posting 'raw scientific data' on an online website. This article introduces the open access concept to a wide audience - to quote the researcher, "We're a generation who expects all information is a Google search away,".... "Not only is it a Google search away, but it's also released immediately. As soon as it happens, the video is up on YouTube and on all the blogs. The old model feels kind of crazy when you're used to this instant information."
Related Content from Around Faves
mit
-
MIT students send a weather balloon into space (93,000 ft) taking pictures continuously. Total budget: $150!
1 FaverViewed: 11 TimesQuoted: This page shows pictures from our project to send a balloon into space. 1337arts - space photography and aerial photography using a high-altitude balloon.
- mike - Jul 16 20091 FaverViewed: 4 Times
- mike - Jan 09 20091 FaverViewed: 10 Times
news
-
I love how all variations of SimCity-type games are still so popular! FarmVille is a pretty cool app, I must say...
2 FaversViewed: 5 TimesQuoted: FarmVille has quickly become the most popular application in the history of Facebook. More than 62 million people have signed up to play the game since it made its debut in June.
- LostInTheSupermarket - 4 days ago1 FaverViewed: 3 Times
- shiwani - 8 days ago2 FaversViewed: 17 Times
